Beta Lactam Array

Penicillins as well as cephalosporins are called beta-lactam antibiotics. Penicillins have been widely used in veterinary medicine for more than 30 years and today form the most important group of antibiotics. The beta-lactams are one of the most frequently used families of antibiotics in food producing animals and residues in food may present a potential health risk. Residues of beta lactams have been determined in a range of tissues using various analytical methods, such as microbial and enzyme inhibition tests, receptor binding assays, immunoassays, biosensors and HPLC.